Cleaning wooden doors for painting

Sunnyday

Hi everyone,

i`m hoping that someone has some advice for me, i have two doors which i am going to have to paint, door number one is an unsealed clear pine door that has been spattered with blood which has dried in the grain. I`ve tried a mixture of things to remove the blood, white spirit, meths, and a mix of both with vinegar and linseed oil added. Nothing will shift it and i`m left with a patchy door that i need to remove the oil from to allow the paint to take.

Door number two has been treated with wax, i need to remove this to allow me to paint it to match the other door.

Does anyone have any suggestions please?

So far i`ve been told to wipe down both doors with white spirit, allow to dry and then paint - this sounds too easy. I`m going to start this very soon unless someone has a better idea, i`m hoping that i don`t need two more new doors as they`ve not been hung for very long

Thanks

SD

SailorSam

I use sugar soap to clean any paintwork before i paint it.

suisidevw

Make sure they are sanded down first! Then apply a primer/undercoat and a couple of coats of your chosen colour suitable for wood. Make sure you lightly sande between coats.

Sunnyday

I`ve just washed door number one down with hot soapy water and allowed it to dry in the sun and 5 mins ago i`ve wiped the whole door down with white spirit, still not sure about the part thats oiled though. I`ll sand the surface lightly as soon as it seems dry enough and then how long should i leave it before applying primer?

Thanks

SD

suisidevw

After sanding, wipe down with slightly damp cloth, let it dry then undercoat prime.